Conservative government, 1957–1964

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Harold Macmillan led the Government from 1957–1963 and was succeeded by Lord (Alec) Home.
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Alec Douglas-Home led the Government from 1963. He was defeated at the 1964 general election.

The Conservative government of the United Kingdom that began in 1957 and ended in 1964 consisted of three ministries: the first Macmillan ministry, second Macmillan ministry, and then the Douglas-Home ministry. They were respectively led by Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas-Home, who were appointed by Queen Elizabeth II.

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History

Formation of the first Macmillan ministry

Sir Anthony Eden resigned from his positions of Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 10 January 1957. This was mainly a consequence of the Suez Crisis fiasco of the previous autumn, but was also owing to his increasingly failing health. Harold Macmillan, formerly Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, was chosen over Rab Butler as the new party leader and consequently as Prime Minister.

Harold Macmillan tried to placate Butler, who had stood against Macmillan as leader, by appointing him to the senior position of Home Secretary. Peter Thorneycroft became Chancellor of the Exchequer, but caused embarrassment for Macmillan when he resigned only a year later. He was replaced by Derick Heathcoat Amory, previously Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Selwyn Lloyd was retained as Foreign Secretary, a post he held until 1960, when he succeeded Heathcoat Amory as Chancellor. Ernest Marples became Minister for Transport and the Earl of Home was promoted to Leader of the House of Lords and also continued as Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs, before replacing Lloyd as Foreign Secretary in 1960. Lord Kilmuir and Alan Lennox-Boyd retained their offices of Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for the Colonies respectively, while Lord Hailsham became a member of the cabinet for the first time as Minister of Education. Future Chancellor Iain Macleod was appointed Minister of Labour and National Service and succeeded Lennox-Boyd as Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1961.

1959 general election and second Macmillan ministry

The Conservatives comfortably won the 1959 general election, increasing their majority in the House of Commons, following a campaign slogan "Life's better with the Conservatives". This centred on the consistently low unemployment, strong economy and rising standard of living that much of the British population was enjoying in the late 1950s.

However, a series of economic measures in the early 1960s caused the popularity of the Conservative Party to decline. Macmillan tried to remedy this by a major cabinet reshuffle in July 1962. Seven cabinet members were sacked in what became nicknamed the "Night of the Long Knives". Notably, the emerging Reginald Maudling replaced Selwyn Lloyd as Chancellor, and Lord Kilmuir was replaced as Lord Chancellor by Lord Dilhorne, while Peter Thorneycroft returned to the cabinet as Minister of Defence. Rab Butler was also promoted to the office of First Secretary of State. The reshuffle was controversial within the Conservative Party, and was seen as a betrayal by many. Macmillan's credibility was also affected by the 1963 Profumo affair; he was now in his 69th year, and had until after his 70th birthday to call the next general election. The election of Harold Wilson as Labour Party leader early in the year, following the sudden death of Hugh Gaitskell, was well received by voters, with opinion polls showing the Labour Party ascendant.

However, it was still considered a surprise when Macmillan resigned in October 1963.

Douglas-Home becomes Prime Minister

Macmillan's resignation saw a three-way tussle for the party leadership and premiership. Given that it was not considered appropriate for a Prime Minister to be a member of the House of Lords, the Earl of Home and Lord Hailsham both disclaimed their peerages under the Peerage Act 1963, and became known respectively as Sir Alec Douglas-Home and Quintin Hogg. Rab Butler was also in the running for the post, but Douglas-Home was finally chosen to succeed Macmillan. This was seen as controversial, for it was alleged that Macmillan had pulled strings and used the party's grandees, nicknamed "The Magic Circle", to ensure that Butler was once again overlooked.

In the Douglas-Home ministry, Rab Butler became Foreign Secretary, and Henry Brooke replaced Butler as Home Secretary. Reginald Maudling continued as Chancellor, while Quintin Hogg remained as Lord President of the Council and Minister for Sports. He could not continue as Leader of the House of Lords, having ceased to be a member of it, but was made Minister for Education in April 1964. Selwyn Lloyd also returned to the government after a one-year absence, as Leader of the House of Commons. Douglas-Home's government was defeated in the October 1964 general election. He remained party leader until July 1965.

The 1957–1964 Conservative government saw several emerging figures who would later attain high office. Future Prime Minister Edward Heath became a member of the cabinet for the first time as Minister of Labour and National Service in 1959, while another future Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, held her first government post in 1961 as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions. The government also included future Chancellor Anthony Barber, future Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister William Whitelaw and future Secretary of State for Education and Science Sir Keith Joseph. Other notable government members included Enoch Powell, Lord Carrington, David Ormsby-Gore, John Profumo, Christopher Soames, Bill Deedes, Airey Neave and the Marquess of Salisbury.

Cabinets

First Macmillan ministry

Macmillan ministries
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  • 1957–1959
  • 1959–1963
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Macmillan (1959)
Date formed
  • First: 10 January 1957 (1957-01-10)
  • Second: 8 October 1959 (1959-10-08)
Date dissolved
  • First: 8 October 1959 (1959-10-08)
  • Second: 18 October 1963 (1963-10-18)
People and organisations
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan
Prime Minister's history 1957–1963
Deputy Prime Minister Rab Butler (1962–1963)
Ministers removed "Night of the Long Knives"
Member party  Conservative Party
Status in legislature Majority
345 / 630 (55%)
(1957)
365 / 630 (58%)
(1959)
Opposition party  Labour Party
Opposition leader
History
Election(s) 1959 general election
Legislature term(s)
Predecessor Eden ministry
Successor Douglas-Home ministry

January 1957 – October 1959

Changes
  • March 1957 – Earl of Home succeeds Marquess of Salisbury as Lord President, remaining also Commonwealth Relations Secretary.
  • September 1957 – Viscount Hailsham succeeds Earl of Home as Lord President, Home remaining Commonwealth Relations Secretary. Geoffrey Lloyd succeeds Hailsham as Minister of Education. The Paymaster-General, Reginald Maudling, enters the Cabinet.
  • January 1958 – Derick Heathcoat Amory succeeds Peter Thorneycroft as Chancellor of the Exchequer. John Hare succeeds Amory as Minister of Agriculture.

Second Macmillan ministry

October 1959 – July 1960

July 1960 – October 1961

October 1961 – July 1962

July 1962 – October 1963

In a radical reshuffle dubbed "The Night of the Long Knives", Macmillan sacked a third of his Cabinet and instituted many other changes.

Douglas-Home ministry

Douglas-Home ministry
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1963–1964
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Douglas-Home (c. 1963)
Date formed19 October 1963 (1963-10-19)
Date dissolved16 October 1964 (1964-10-16)
People and organisations
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Member party  Conservative Party
Status in legislature Majority
365 / 630 (58%)
Opposition party  Labour Party
Opposition leader Harold Wilson
History
Outgoing election 1964 general election
Legislature term(s) 42nd UK Parliament
Predecessor Second Macmillan ministry
Successor First Wilson ministry

October 1963 – October 1964

Changes
  • April 1964 – Quintin Hogg became Secretary of State for Education and Science. Peter Thorneycroft's position became Secretary of State for Defence. Sir Edward Boyle left the cabinet

List of ministers

Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.

OfficeNameDatesNotes
Prime Minister
and First Lord of the Treasury 		Harold Macmillan 10 January 1957 – 13 October 1963 
Sir Alec Douglas-Home 18 October 1963 – 16 October 1964Until 23 October 1963, when he renounced his hereditary peerage, he was The Earl of Home and was known as Lord Home
First Secretary of State R. A. Butler 13 July 1962Office wound up 18 October 1963
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain The Viscount Kilmuir 14 January 1957Continued in office
The Lord Dilhorne 13 July 1962 
Lord President of the Council The Marquess of Salisbury 13 January 1957also Leader of the House of Lords
The Earl of Home 29 March 1957also Leader of the House of Lords
The Viscount Hailsham 17 September 1957
The Earl of Home 14 October 1959also Leader of the House of Lords
The Viscount Hailsham 27 July 1960Also Minister for Science until 1964 and Leader of the House of Lords until 20 October 1963
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal R. A. Butler 13 January 1957Also Home Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons
The Viscount Hailsham 14 October 1959Also Minister for Science
Edward Heath 27 July 1960 
Selwyn Lloyd 20 October 1963also Leader of the House of Commons
Chancellor of the Exchequer Peter Thorneycroft 13 January 1957 
Derick Heathcoat-Amory 6 January 1958 
Selwyn Lloyd 27 July 1960 
Reginald Maudling 13 July 1962 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Edward Heath 17 January 1957 
Martin Redmayne 14 October 1959 
Financial Secretary to the Treasury Enoch Powell 16 January 1957 
Jocelyn Simon 6 January 1958 
Sir Edward Boyle 22 October 1959 
Anthony Barber 16 July 1962 
Alan Green 23 October 1963 
Economic Secretary to the Treasury Nigel Birch 16 January 1957Office vacant from 6 January 1958
Frederick Erroll 23 October 1958 
Anthony Barber 22 October 1959 
Edward du Cann 16 July 1962 
Maurice Macmillan 21 October 1963 
Lords of the Treasury Martin Redmayne 21 January 1957 – 14 October 1959 
Peter Legh 21 January 1957 – 17 September 1957 
Edward Wakefield 21 January 1957 – 23 October 1958 
Harwood Harrison 21 January 1957 – 16 January 1959 
Anthony Barber 9 April 1957 – 19 February 1958 
Richard Brooman-White 28 October 1957 – 21 June 1958 
Paul Bryan 19 February 1958 – 9 February 1961 
Michael Hughes-Young 23 October 1958 – 6 March 1962 
Graeme Bell Finlay 16 January 1959 – 28 October 1960 
David Gibson-Watt 22 October 1959 – 29 November 1961 
Robin Chichester-Clark 21 June 1960 – 29 November 1961 
John Hill 28 October 1960 – 16 October 1964 
William Whitelaw 6 March 1961 – 16 July 1962 
John Peel 29 November 1961 – 16 October 1964 
Michael Noble 29 November 1961 – 13 July 1962 
Francis Pearson 6 March 1962 – 19 October 1963 
Gordon Campbell 6 September 1962 – 12 December 1963 
Michael Hamilton 6 September 1962 – 16 October 1964 
Martin McLaren 21 November 1963 – 16 October 1964 
Ian MacArthur 12 December 1963 – 16 October 1964 
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Selwyn Lloyd 14 January 1957 
The Earl of Home 27 July 1960 
Rab Butler 20 October 1963 
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Allan Noble 16 January 1957 – 16 January 1959 
David Ormsby-Gore 16 January 1957 – 27 June 1961 
John Profumo 16 January 1959 – 27 July 1960 
Joseph Godber 27 June 1961 – 27 June 1963 
The Earl of Dundee 9 October 1961 – 16 October 1964 
Peter Thomas 27 June 1963 – 16 October 1964 
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Earl of Gosford 18 January 1957 – 23 October 1958 
Ian Harvey 18 January 1957 – 24 November 1958 
The Marquess of Lansdowne 23 October 1958 – 20 April 1962 
John Profumo 28 November 1958 – 16 January 1959 
Robert Allan 16 January 1959 – 7 October 1960 
Joseph Godber 28 October 1960 – 27 June 1961 
Peter Thomas 27 June 1961 – 27 June 1963 
Peter Smithers 16 July 1962 – 29 January 1964 
Robert Mathew 30 January 1964 – 16 October 1964 
Secretary of State for the Home Department R. A. Butler 13 January 1957also Leader of the House of Commons until 1961
Henry Brooke 13 July 1963 
Minister of State for Home Affairs Dennis Vosper 28 October 1960New office
David Renton 27 June 1961 
The Earl Jellicoe 17 July 1962 
The Lord Derwent 21 October 1963 
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Patricia Hornsby-Smith 18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959 
Jocelyn Simon 18 January 1957 – 6 January 1958 
David Renton 17 January 1958 – 27 June 1961 
Dennis Vosper 22 October 1959 – 28 October 1960 
The Earl Bathurst 8 February 1961 – 16 July 1962 
Charles Fletcher-Cooke 27 June 1961 – 27 February 1963 
Christopher Montague Woodhouse 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 
Mervyn Pike 1 March 1963 – 16 October 1964 
First Lord of the Admiralty The Earl of Selkirk 16 January 1957 
The Lord Carrington 16 October 1959 
The Earl Jellicoe 22 October 1963Office reorganised 1 April 1964 under Ministry of Defence
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty Christopher Soames 18 January 1957 
Robert Allan 17 January 1958 
Charles Ian Orr-Ewing 16 January 1959Office vacant 16 October 1959
Civil Lord of the Admiralty Tam Galbraith 18 January 1957 
Ian Orr-Ewing 16 October 1959 
John Hay 3 May 1963 
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Derick Heathcoat Amory 14 January 1957 
John Hare 6 January 1958 
Christopher Soames 27 July 1960 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food The Earl St Aldwyn 18 January 1957 
Joseph Godber 18 January 1957 – 28 October 1960 
The Earl Waldegrave 27 June 1958 – 16 July 1962 
William Vane 28 October 1960 – 16 July 1962 
The Lord St Oswald 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 
James Scott-Hopkins 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 
Secretary of State for Air George Ward 16 January 1957 
Julian Amery 28 October 1960 
Hugh Fraser 16 July 1962Office reorganised under Ministry of Defence 1 April 1964
Under-Secretary of State for Air Ian Orr-Ewing 18 January 1957 
Airey Neave 16 January 1959 
William Taylor 16 October 1959 
Julian Ridsdale 16 January 1962 
Minister of Aviation Duncan Sandys 14 October 1959 
Peter Thorneycroft 27 July 1960 
Julian Amery 16 July 1962 
Parliamentary Secretary for Aviation Geoffrey Rippon 22 October 1959 
Montague Woodhouse 9 October 1961 
Basil de Ferranti 16 July 1962 
Neil Marten 3 December 1962 
Secretary of State for the Colonies Alan Lennox-Boyd 14 January 1957 
Iain Macleod 14 October 1959 
Reginald Maudling 9 October 1961 
Duncan Sandys 13 July 1962Joint with Commonwealth Relations
Minister of State for the Colonies The Earl of Perth 16 January 1957 
The Marquess of Lansdowne 20 April 1962Joint with Commonwealth Relations from 21 October 1963
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies John Profumo 17 January 1957 
Julian Amery 28 November 1958 
Hugh Fraser 28 October 1960 
Nigel Fisher 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 
Richard Hornby 24 October 1963 – 16 October 1964 
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations The Earl of Home 14 January 1957also Leader of the House of Lords from 19 March 1957
Duncan Sandys 27 July 1960Jointly with Colonial Office from 13 July 1962
Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations Cuthbert Alport 22 October 1959 – 8 February 1961 
The Duke of Devonshire 6 September 1962 – 16 October 1964With Colonial Office from 21 October 1963
Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Cuthbert Alport 18 January 1957 
Richard Thompson 22 October 1959 
The Duke of Devonshire 28 October 1960 – 6 September 1962 
Bernard Braine 8 February 1961 – 16 July 1962 
John Tilney 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 
Minister of Defence Duncan Sandys 13 January 1957 
Harold Watkinson 14 October 1959 
Peter Thorneycroft 13 July 1962Secretary of State for Defence from 1 April 1964 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Defence The Lord Mancroft 18 January 1957Office vacant 11 June 1957
Minister of State for Air Hugh Fraser 1 April 1964 
Minister of State for Army James Ramsden 1 April 1964 
Minister of State for Navy The Earl Jellicoe 1 April 1964 
Under-Secretary of State for Air Julian Ridsdale 1 April 1964 
Under-Secretary of State for Army Peter Kirk 1 April 1964 
Under-Secretary of State for Navy John Hay 1 April 1964 
Minister of Education The Viscount Hailsham 13 January 1957 
Geoffrey Lloyd 17 September 1957 
Sir David Eccles 14 October 1959 
Quintin Hogg 1 April 1964Secretary of State for Education and Science
Minister of State for Education Sir Edward Boyle 1 April 1964 
Peter Legh 1 April 1964Office note in Cabinet
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education Sir Edward Boyle 18 January 1957 
Kenneth Thompson 22 October 1959 
Christopher Chataway 16 July 1962Offices reorganised 1 April 1964
Under-Secretary of State for Education The Earl of Bessborough 1 April 1964 
Christopher Chataway 1 April 1964 
Minister of Health Dennis Vosper 16 January 1957 
Derek Walker-Smith 17 September 1957 
Enoch Powell 27 July 1960In Cabinet from 13 July 1962
Anthony Barber 20 October 1963 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health John Vaughan-Morgan 18 January 1957 
Richard Thompson 17 September 1957 
Edith Pitt 22 October 1959 
Bernard Braine 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 
The Lord Newton 6 September 1962 – 1 April 1964 
The Marquess of Lothian 24 March 1964 – 16 October 1964 
Minister of Housing, Local Government and Welsh Affairs Henry Brooke 13 January 1957 
Charles Hill 9 October 1961 
Sir Keith Joseph 13 July 1962 
Minister of State for Welsh Affairs The Lord Brecon 12 December 1957 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government Reginald Bevins 18 January 1957 
Sir Keith Joseph 22 October 1959 – 9 October 1961 
The Earl Jellicoe 27 June 1961 – 16 July 1962 
Geoffrey Rippon 9 October 1961 – 16 July 1962 
Frederick Corfield 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 
The Lord Hastings 3 December 1962 – 16 October 1964 
Minister of Labour and National Service Iain Macleod 14 January 1957 
Edward Heath 14 October 1959 
John Hare 27 July 1960 
Joseph Godber 20 October 1963 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour Robert Carr 19 January 1957 
Richard Wood 14 April 1958 
Peter Thomas 22 October 1959 
Alan Green 27 June 1961 
William Whitelaw 16 July 1962 
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Charles Hill 13 January 1957 
Iain Macleod 9 October 1961also Leader of the House of Commons
The Lord Blakenham 20 October 1963 
Paymaster General Reginald Maudling 16 January 1957Office in Cabinet from 17 September 1957
The Lord Mills 14 October 1959 
Henry Brooke 9 October 1961Also Chief Secretary to the Treasury
John Boyd-Carpenter 13 July 1962 
Minister of Pensions and National Insurance John Boyd-Carpenter 16 January 1957 
Niall Macpherson 16 July 1962 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions Edith Pitt 19 January 1957 – 22 October 1959 
Richard Wood 19 January 1957 – 14 April 1958 
William Vane 14 April 1958 – 20 October 1960 
Patricia Hornsby-Smith 22 October 1959 – 31 August 1961 
Bernard Braine 28 October 1960 – 8 February 1961 
Richard Sharples 8 February 1961 – 16 July 1962 
Margaret Thatcher 9 October 1961 – 16 October 1964 
Lynch Maydon 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 
Minister without Portfolio The Earl of Munster 16 January 1957 
The Lord Mancroft 11 June 1957 
The Earl of Dundee 23 October 1958 
The Lord Mills 9 October 1961 – 14 July 1962Office in Cabinet
William Deedes 13 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 
The Lord Carrington 20 October 1963 – 16 October 1964also Leader of the House of Lords
Postmaster-General Ernest Marples 16 January 1957 
Reginald Bevins 22 October 1959 
Assistant Postmaster-General Kenneth Thompson 18 January 1957 
Mervyn Pike 22 October 1959 
Raymond Llewellyn Mawby 1 March 1963 
Minister of Power The Lord Mills 13 January 1957 
Richard Wood 14 October 1959Office not in Cabinet
Frederick Erroll 20 October 1963Office back in Cabinet
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Power David Renton 18 January 1957 
Sir Ian Horobin 17 January 1958 
John George 22 October 1959 
John Peyton 25 June 1962 
Minister of Science The Viscount Hailsham 14 October 1959also Leader of the House of Lords 27 July 1960 – 20 October 1963; From 1 April 1964 Secretary of State for Education and Science
Secretary of State for Scotland John Maclay 13 January 1957 
Michael Noble 13 July 1962 
Minister of State for Scotland The Lord Strathclyde 17 January 1957 
The Lord Forbes 23 October 1958 
Jack Nixon Browne 22 October 1959Lord Craigton
Under-Secretary of State for Scotland Jack Nixon Browne 18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959 
Niall Macpherson 19 January 1957 – 28 October 1960 
Lord John Hope 18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959 
Tam Galbraith 22 October 1959 – 8 November 1962 
Gilmour Leburn 22 October 1959 – 15 August 1963 
Richard Brooman-White 28 October 1960 – 12 December 1963 
The Lady Tweedsmuir 3 December 1962 – 16 October 1964 
Anthony Stodart 19 August 1963 – 16 October 1964 
Gordon Campbell 12 December 1963 – 16 October 1964 
Minister of Supply Aubrey Jones 16 January 1957Office wound up 22 October 1959
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply William Taylor 18 January 1957Office wound up 22 October 1959
Minister for Technical Cooperation Dennis Vosper 27 June 1961 
Robert Carr 9 May 1963 
President of the Board of Trade Sir David Eccles 13 January 1957 
Reginald Maudling 14 October 1959 
Frederick Erroll 9 October 1961 
Edward Heath 20 October 1963Also Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development
Minister of State for Trade Derek Walker-Smith 16 January 1957 
John Vaughan-Morgan 17 September 1957 
Frederick Erroll 22 October 1959 
Sir Keith Joseph 9 October 1961 
Alan Green 16 July 1962 – 23 October 1963 
The Lord Derwent 6 September 1962 – 23 October 1963 
The Lord Drumalbyn 23 October 1963 – 16 October 1964Formerly N Macpherson
Edward du Cann 21 October 1963 – 16 October 1964 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Frederick Erroll 18 January 1957 
John Rodgers 24 October 1958 
Niall Macpherson 28 October 1960 
David Price 17 July 1962 
Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Harold Watkinson 13 January 1957Civil aviation separated 14 October 1959
Ernest Marples 14 October 1959 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport Richard Nugent 18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959 
Airey Neave 18 January 1957 – 16 January 1959 
John Hay 16 January 1959 – 3 May 1963 
The Lord Chesham 22 October 1959 – 16 October 1964 
John Hughes-Hallett 26 April 1961 – 16 October 1964 
Tam Galbraith 3 May 1963 – 16 October 1964 
Secretary of State for War John Hare 16 January 1957 
Christopher Soames 6 January 1958 
John Profumo 27 July 1960 
Joseph Godber 27 June 1963 
James Ramsden 21 October 1963Reorganised under Ministry of Defence 1 April 1964
Under-Secretary of State and Financial Secretary for War Julian Amery 18 January 1957 
Hugh Fraser 28 November 1958 
James Ramsden 28 October 1960 
Peter Kirk 24 October 1963 
Minister of Works Hugh Molson 16 January 1957 
Lord John Hope 22 October 1959 
Geoffrey Rippon 16 July 1962Minister of Public Building and Works. In Cabinet from 20 October 1963
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works Harmar Nicholls 18 January 1957 
Richard Thompson 28 October 1960 
Richard Sharples 16 July 1962 
Attorney General Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller 17 January 1957 
Sir John Hobson 16 July 1962 
Solicitor General Sir Harry Hylton-Foster 17 January 1957 
Sir Jocelyn Simon 22 October 1959 
Sir John Hobson 8 February 1962 
Sir Peter Rawlinson 19 July 1962 
Lord Advocate William Rankine Milligan 17 January 1957 
William Grant 5 April 1960 
Ian Shearer 12 October 1962Not an MP
Solicitor General for Scotland William Grant 17 January 1957 
David Colville Anderson 11 May 1960 
Norman Wylie 27 April 1964 
Treasurer of the Household Hendrie Oakshott 19 January 1957 
Peter Legh 16 January 1959Lord Newton
Edward Wakefield 21 June 1960 
Michael Hughes-Young 6 March 1962 
Comptroller of the Household Gerald Wills 19 January 1957Knighted
Edward Wakefield 23 October 1958 
Harwood Harrison 16 January 1959 
Robin Chichester-Clark 29 November 1961 
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Richard Thompson 21 January 1957 
Peter Legh 17 September 1957 
Edward Wakefield 16 January 1959 
Richard Brooman-White 21 June 1960 
Graeme Finlay 28 October 1960 
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Earl Fortescue 21 January 1957 
The Earl St Aldwyn 27 June 1958 
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Earl of Onslow 21 January 1957 
The Lord Newton 28 October 1960 
The Viscount Goschen 6 September 1962 
Lords in Waiting The Lord Hawke 21 January 1957 – 11 June 1957 
The Lord Fairfax of Cameron 21 January 1957 – 21 June 1957 
The Lord Chesham 21 January 1957 – 22 October 1959 
The Marquess of Lansdowne 11 June 1957 – 23 October 1958 
The Earl Bathurst 17 September 1957 – 8 February 1961 
The Earl of Gosford 23 October 1958 – 22 October 1959 
The Lord St Oswald 22 October 1959 – 16 July 1962 
The Earl Jellicoe 8 February 1961 – 27 June 1961 
The Lord Hastings 6 March 1961 – 3 December 1962 
The Lord Denham 27 June 1961 – 16 October 1964 
The Marquess of Lothian 6 September 1962 – 3 March 1964 
The Earl Ferrers 3 December 1962 – 10 October 1964 

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The National Government of 1931–1935 was formed by Ramsay MacDonald following his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George V after the general election in October 1931.

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1957–1964		Succeeded by
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